Vaccination coverage in Guyana
Guyana: Vaccination coverage was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Guyana, 2001–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Guyana stood at 98.0%.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Guyana peaked at 99.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2001.
Guyana ranks 20th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85.0% | — |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 98.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 98.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.0% | 85.0% | 98.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Guyana?
- Vaccination coverage in Guyana was 98.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2001.
- How does Guyana rank for vaccination coverage?
- Guyana ranks 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.